Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:77280 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11603 of 2024 Applicant :- Ritik Alias Kanhaiya Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Amitrana,Pradeep Kumar,Rakesh Kumar Singh,Sandeep Kumar Pandey,Santosh Kukmar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the dispute of the deceased took place with co-accused, Ankit and Sushant, who fired on the deceased as a result of which he died. It is a case of single gun shot injury. Who is the author of the same out of three accused is not known. Both the co-accused, Ankit and Sushant, have been enlarged on bail vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application nos.14439 of 2024 and 2544 of 2024 respectively by the coordinate benches of this court. Applicant is in jail since 02.09.2023. Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the above submissions. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused; submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted above; finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant; keeping view the uncertainty regarding conclusion of trial; one sided investigation by police, ignoring the case of accused side; applicant being under trial having fundamental right to speedy trial; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil vs. C.B.I., passed in S.L.P (Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by the under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. Let the applicant, Ritik Alias Kanhaiya, involved in Case Crime No.222 of 2023, under Sections 302/34 I.P.C and 3/25 Arms Act, Police Station Mandawli, District- Bijnor be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iv) In case the applicant misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation then the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against him in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. (v) The applicant shall remain present in person before the Trial Court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the complainant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this court. Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 12.5.2025 SS Digitally signed by :- SURENDER SINGH NARANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad